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White Wagtail

by Daniel Bergmann

Gallery: AvianPosted February 11, 20043,586 views14 comments
White Wagtail <i>Motacilla alba</i>
Herdubreidarlindir, NE Highlands, Iceland, June 2003

10D, 500/4, 1,4xTC

Everyone knows when you got a beak full of bugs, you gotta shake! This Wagtail was photographed in a lava field where it was bringing food to it's nest, at 5 AM. I'm anxiously awaiting the return of the Arctic summer.

Comments

14 comments
Comment posted by Justin on February 11, 2004 at 5:09 PM
An excellent shot of a friendly little bird.I like it a lot. :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 106 Posts, 1697 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 11, 2004 at 5:20 PM
Excellent, in every way. Very clean looking image; good technicals; nice composition; great bird.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Garth McElroy on February 11, 2004 at 5:24 PM
Great shot Daniel! Great light for 5am! :wink:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 248 Posts, 4406 Comments
Comment posted by Bob Steele on February 11, 2004 at 5:57 PM
Excellent shot Daniel. The lava makes a great perch and the background is wonderful.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 354 Posts, 13896 Comments
Comment posted by Nick on February 11, 2004 at 6:42 PM
'Tweet' :biggrin:

Nice shot of a hyperactive bird...you seem to have frozen any movement nicely :wink:

Just beggining to start to get lighter on the mornings now Daniel...only a few more weeks to go :smile:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 96 Posts, 309 Comments
Comment posted by Jess Lee on February 11, 2004 at 7:25 PM
Impressive shot...gotta love them bugs. :smile:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 114 Posts, 929 Comments
Comment posted by Chris Ross on February 11, 2004 at 8:26 PM
I've seem but not shot relatives of this bird wintering in Thailand, so I know how hyper they can be. You've got a nice clean well lit shot here and the bugs in the bill are a bonus.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 403 Posts, 2729 Comments
Comment posted by Jeff Chevrier on February 11, 2004 at 10:06 PM
Lovely image Daniel! Nice comp, love the bug too and 'plump' look to this fella. Nicely done!
Registered on February 6, 2004, 10 Posts, 33 Comments
Comment posted by Peter den Hartog on February 12, 2004 at 3:52 AM
Great shot Daniel!

Peter
Registered on November 11, 2003, 28 Posts, 222 Comments
Comment posted by Herman Blockx on February 12, 2004 at 6:28 AM
very fine wagtailcapture, dynamic and full of detail! yes , i know how hard these guys are to capture!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 238 Posts, 760 Comments
Comment posted by Bruce Sherman on February 12, 2004 at 7:56 AM
Daniel,
Very nice shot. Iceland would be a golfer's paradise if it's like this at 5AM. :biggrin:
Registered on November 9, 2003, 165 Posts, 1116 Comments
Comment posted by Jakob Sigurdsson on February 12, 2004 at 9:19 AM
Nice one,
I too am looking forward to the short Arctic summer, especially the return of the Wagtails and Terns.

Cheers,
Kobbi

Registered on January 27, 2004, 13 Posts, 29 Comments
Comment posted by Juza on February 12, 2004 at 3:32 PM
Great job catching the feeding behaviour, nice composition and BG as well.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Royse on February 12, 2004 at 6:04 PM
:toast:
Great photo in every way!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 218 Posts, 2427 Comments